Provide immunity for health care practitioners under the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act
LB 933 protects Nebraska healthcare practitioners who recommend medical cannabis under the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act. The bill shields doctors, nurses, and other licensed providers from disciplinary action - including license penalties or civil fines - when they provide a written recommendation or state in their professional opinion that a patient may benefit from cannabis for medical treatment. This applies specifically to recommendations for conditions like chronic pain or nausea, not general cannabis use. The law directly affects healthcare professionals who interact with medical cannabis patients in Nebraska.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2026
Last action Apr 17, 2026
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Introduced
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Enrollment and Review ER156
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The bill text was updated to reflect its official enrollment status (ER156) and the date of the joint legislative session (March 24, 2026). A specific editorial instruction was added to harmonize the provisions of the act with other related laws, while the core text regarding practitioner immunity remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the modifications are administrative updates to the document's header and a minor instruction to align the text with existing statutes.
TECHNICAL
Added enrollment and review metadata, including the bill number ER156 and the date March 24, 2026.
Inserted an instruction to harmonize the bill's provisions with other laws on page 1, line 4.
Removed the original introductory text and committee assignment details from the bill's initial introduction format.
Floor votes · Legislature Mar 20, 2026
How they voted
38–4
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 49
Mar 20, 2026
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Nonpartisan49
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 17, 2026
Committee
Indefinitely postponed
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed over
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Kauth AM2855 adopted
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Hardin FA1187 adopted
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER156 adopted
legislature
Mar 20, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Health and Human Services AM2192 adopted
legislature
Mar 20, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Cavanaugh, J. AM2602 adopted
legislature
Mar 4, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM2192
legislature
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee
legislature
Jan 9, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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